Good, square hardback - 418 pages including index. Some sunning and rubbing to red boards which have gilt lettering to spine/ front cover. Cover design and frontispiece by Lucy Kemp-Welch. Light spotting to some pages. Contents include Roe shooting in the Balkans; Hunting in the Indies and Ibex -stalking in Antimilo. View more info

A very good clean hardback in dustwrapper which has repaired tear to front cover where it meets the flap. Fifteen colour illustrations by Henry Alken. Subtitled 'The hunting, shooting, racing driving, sailing, eating, eccentric and extravagant exploits of that renowned sporting citizen Mr John Jorrocks of St. Botolph Lane and Great Coram Street'. 228 pages. View more info

A series of essays by different writers on the art of trout fishing written originally in 1888 and revised in 1963 referring to new methods, tackle and knots along with a short chapter of advice to beginners and another on sunk-fly fishing. Some splitting to cloth at head of spine and some written notes on the blank front endpaper. A good reading copy. View more info

Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. pp.xi, 497 Page edges untrimmed. Previous owner's name on front pastedown.. Foxing to prelims otherwise internally clean. Spine ends worn with two small chips to cloth at head of spine. An attractive copy of this famous book subtitled "the Contemplative Man's Recreation" . View more info

Victorian novel set in Ireland about an admirable guardian and a foolish young man who is his ward. Square, tight hardback which has been attractively bound in decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine which has faded and shows wear to spine ends and splitting to cloth along its edges. Small amount of bleeding to rear endpapers. 20 colour illustrations by G,. Bowers. 352 pages. View more info

Unread copy which has been poorly stacked resulting in soiling/ bumping to fore edge and rubbed area to edge of rear cover - hence sold as a reading copy only. 191 pages. Internally clean and bright. "the sort of book every angler will find an affinity with". Sunday Post. Next post UK dispatch. View more info

Describes 82 species with 76 illustrations, 64 of which are in full colour. Gift inscription on front endpaper else a very good clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper which shows signs of light shelfwear/tear and small damp stain to rear cover at top edge. Print number to rear of book 510.561 View more info

The hero, a rather characterless character named Soapy Sponge goes on a sporting tour to the country. Square, tight hardback which has been attractively bound in decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine which has faded and has wear and small loss to head. 13 steel engravings (all present though one (Mr. Sponge Declares himself) is listed as being at page 385 but is actually the frontis) + numerous wood engravings by John Leech. 408 pages + publisher's adv... View more info

Delightful Victorian romp which follows the romantic exploits of two generations of the Pringle family. Square, tight hardback which has been attractively bound in decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine which has faded and has wear and small loss to head. Bump to top edge of front board. . 13 steel engravings (all present ) + numerous wood engravings by John Leech. 412 pages + publisher's adverts. Undated but preface dated 1853 View more info